Game.



I we aw" t W. e. DOERR.

GAME.

APPLIOA TION FILED DBO. t2, 1911.

" Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Z QZZaJJ/i Z2067?" el newton Sec-ane, in -.-the' 'icounty;- gof 'Qelaware and; State .of ,Pennsylvania, :"have ;mvented ers. tain ne'w-.f.-and useful 'Improvements '1n' To all e of chance 15 wxmgm' e. m mos am, PENNSYLVANIA.

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a i manna sW- I m n w, a citizen of the. United ijStates', residing at specificallyto a game of chance' The leading feature of he game herein a'fter described consists providing a modified form'of pool in which the element redominates, and the construction thereof ceiving pockets mounted on atable, ,into

'which are directed through a series 'of tubes, the balls, which are impelled into a super posed receptacle by suitable means, the di-' rect-ion ofmbvement of thelball impelled being uncertain.

. W th the above'construotion in view my invention consists in a. certaincombination' of parts shown in the drawings wherein,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the ame device, Fig. 2; is a fragmental sectiona; de-

tail view of the ball impelling means, Fig.

' 3 is a detail sectional view of a ball pocket,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the gamedevice, Fig. 5'is a fragmental detail'view of the ball receiving openings'in the table, Fig. 6 is' a topplan view of a modified form of the device, and Fig. 7 is a'top plan view of the ball projecting casin Upon the top of a table of any suit-able.

construction, are formed in alinement lonaccording to the desire of the manufacturer.

gitudinally and near one edge, a plurality of ball receiving openings designated 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 respectively, eight being shown in number but said openings may be decreasedor increased without departing in principle from the construction disclosed. As shown clearly. in Fig. 5, there are inscribed upon the t-able opposite each opening various degrees of advancement and failure incident to games of a similar nature, and which may be differentlysignified Preferably there will be inscribed at diavalue of each enablin metrically opposite oints of each 'openin a mark indicatlnga efinite part of the u timate score, the increasing .or decreasing tain whether his mart .is in the ascending or descending scale. It will be noticed that atone side of the openings 2, 3;.4, 5, 6, -7 .8

Application invention relates to games and more embodies a plurality of ball rethe player to asce'r i ii am w s w "Patented Sept. 10,1912.

there are marked or words, VIce cream can, Sugar barrellyy b x, Ecan, Snuff box; Tobacco box.-, and fGarbagecan and there are marked suc-' jcessively at points 2, 3, 4, 5, and G'th'e word On to which are given respectively the Qindicatd values of 160, 50 25-, I0, and iii Opposite the openings 7 and 8-are marked the word Off ,and to each is assignedlfan indicat'ed value of 10, and-5 respectively,

while 0 posite the opening 9 is marked the words Lose-a turn Depending from the top 1 of the table .70 area plurality of pockets 2, one-for each of. the aforementioned openings, receiving,

be found in'the construction and four are des nated 11, 12, 13 and 14 respectively depen ing below said casing and each is preferably formed with two branch pipes the balls passed from said openings. Upon, Y the upright 17 secured by abr'acket 18 upon the top-l is a receptacle 10 having atop 10; .to prevent the balls from being thrownthereoveru'pon the table. Connected to the bottom of thezcasing 10'are a pluralityof -tubular members upon which are mounteddependingangular tubular extensions for directing the ballsinto each of the pockets :21; The number of said tubular members will depend upon the number of pockets to wardhy of the table so that their nozzles or mouths will be spaced slightly above the top- 1 and terminate-short of the series of openin s in said top, the direction of slant of the ranch pipes 13 and 14 carried by said tubular members 11, 12, 13, and 1 1 being such that but one of said branch pipes will conduct the ball into the-given pocket. It-will be noticed too that it is possible for the ballguided in any of the branch pipes to find its way into the pocket-"for which said pipe is intended, the measure of force for impellin the balls being just sufiicient to guide theiall into the pocket.

For bracing the branch pipes any suitable means may be employed such as the uprights 19. The tubular member 15 is connected-to the casing 10at its forward end and preferably centrally thereof and is disposed at a slant. and supported upon the upright 20 mounted upon the top 1 so as to e within easy reach of a player. Said guide 15 is formed short of its free end with a ball re- W ceivihg opening 16 and a plunger rod 21 works in said guide having a push button 22 at one. end and a piston 23 at the other end, and coiled around said 'plunger- 21 is a spring. 24 held in the guide 15 and put under tension by the 'piston 23 when the push but;

ton 22 is urged outwardly of said guide.'- In Fig. 6 a modification of the game structure is shown chiefly in respect to the" openingsupon the plank-1 ofthe table. As 1 shown, the tubularmembers-zll and 12, 13 and 14 respectively are so connected tb the casing 10 that theyaccommodate the branch pipes 13 and 1%1 in their radialpositions andthe ball receiving pockets 27 are arranged substantially concentric to'sa-id casing. The inscriptions'opposite the openings will be in accordance with the principles hereinbefore outlined .with no material de- This "construction enables the parture. game'to be mounted'substantially at the center of the table andbycausing the ball conducting branch pipes to occupy radial posi tions it possible for the players to remain seated asthe game is in progress;

-The .gamewill be played as follows: A

suitable number of players will play in turn" unless one of the players loses his right for a given turn in the event thathis .ball will be thrust into the opening designated Lose a turn. Thescore for the game will preferably be one thousand and the marks'ru'n in ascending series from 5 to 100 inclusive from the opening 6 to the opening 2- but the marks of deduction are designated retrogressively 10 to 5' inclusive on theopenings ,7 and-8. An account. of the V marks of advancement anddeductionwill,

of course, be' k'ept ,for, the players. A

player will take abal-l place the same overthe'opening lfiinthe guide 15 and will urge the .push button 22 with. sufiicientforce to causeithepiston' 23 to impel the ball 25 through the guide 15 into the casing '10. Before the impetus of the ball-will have been spent the same will have been forced into anypfthe tubular; members 11,12, 13or 14 and directed through it within the branch pipes of the given tubular member into one" of the pockets 2 and the mark noted for the player. Each player willsimilarly manipulate the push button 22 for his turn and the element of chance will in a large measureplurality of alining openings disposed near one edge of said top, a depending pocket for each opening, a plurality of ball discharging tubes discharging into said openings,.means for holding said tubes at a slant, a ball impelling tube, a deflecting casing connected to said ball impelling and ball directing tubes, and means carried by said ball impelling tube for directing the ball into said casing.

2. A device of the character described comprising a standard having a fiat top, a.

pluralityof ball receiving members mounted on'said standard,'a plurality of angularly disposed balldirecting tubes, a casing elevated above said standard 1 and having openings in number less than the number of tubes and communicating withthe latter,

and means mounted on said standard for impell-ing a ball into said casing.

3. A game device comprising a table having a flat top, said top formed near one edge witha plurality of ball receiving openings, pockets for said openings, a casing elevated above said top, a ball'impelling tube connected to said casing, a piston in said tube, a spring coiled around the piston rod in said tube, a'push button on said piston rod arranged to compresssaid spring-said tube formed with aball receiving opening, and

ing t-lie balls throughsaid openings into one of a series of ball discharging tubes and into a pocket.

4. A device of 'the character described comprising a standard having a fiat top,

a. plurality of ball receiving pockets mount I said casing formed with discharge openings,

and means carried by said casing for directed on said top, a casing elevated upon said top, a plurality of depending tubes connected' to said casing and having each a plurality of discharge pipes disposed at an angle; over said pockets, and meansfor impelling a ball into said casing:

5. A game device comprising a table, a plurality of ball receiving pockets disposed in alinement upon said table, a plurality of ball directing tubes having their outletends spaced above said openings, and arranged to empty thereinto, means for holding said tubes at an angle over the table, a plurality ofinlettubes connected to said first named tubes and being-01 a lesser number, means forv impelling a ball into said last named tubes, and an Iangularly' disposed plunger for actuating said means.

6. A device of he character described comprising a table, a' plurality of alining openings formed near one edge of said table,

ball receiving pockets for said openings, a casing, means for elevating said casingover the table, a tube connected to said casing and sloping toward said openings, being I .formed withfaball'receiving opening, a'p1s ton in said tube, a headed rod connectedto? said piston, a spring coiled around said rod in'said tube, a plurality of tubular members depending from said casing, each-depend- ,ing member formed with tubular ofisets having their outlet ends arranged to discharge into said openings, and means for sloping said ofi'sets'toward said openings.

A ame board comprising a table, a casing elevated upon said table, a plurality of tubular members depending from said casing,,ea ch member formed with a plu- I rality of angularly disposed branch pipes,

a plurality of ball receiving pockets upon said table into which said branch pipes discharge, and means for impelling a ball into said casing connected thereto at a point above said tubular members.

8. A device of the character described comprising a standard, a top upon said standard formed with a plurality of openings therein, a casing mounted above said 'top, a plurality of depending-tubular memposed branch tubes, each series of branch tubes disposed in direction so asto discharge into two of said openings and all of said branch tubes discharging into said openings,- and means for supporting said branch tubes. 9. A device of the character described consisting of a table having a plurality of pockets therein, a receptacle located above said table, means connected to saidreceptacle for directing a ball from said receptacle toward said pockets, said means consisting of tubular members connected to said receptacle, and a plurality of tubular "members opening into said first tubular members.

10. A device of the character described consisting of a table having a plurality of 1 pockets therein, a receptacle located above said .table, means connected to said receptacle for directing a ball from said receptacle toward said pockets, said means 'con-.

sisting of tubular members connected to said receptacle, a plurality of tubular members opening into said first tubular me1nbers, and means for projecting a ball into said receptacle. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM G. DOERR.

I Witnesses:

R. B. OLEVENGER, WALTER DUNN. 

